4/19/21, 2:13 AM - Thanks had no idea!
8/2/20, 1:06 AM - Thanks KJ, apparently some felt the maiden vintage was a little over the top so later years may show a bit more restraint and less aggressive use of oak. I didn't really know what to expect, but as it stands now I was a bit disappointed. Still, I do expect it to continue evolving and will probably get to my next one in around 2022 or so and see how it's going.
5/5/20, 12:13 AM - Thanks Christopher, I am curious on an intellectual level more than anything else. I think even with a stock of aged Chasselas my preference would run to drinking younger bottles, sur le fruit.
4/8/20, 3:47 AM - Yes, I gave it a quick decant of 45 minutes or so. Sorry...usually I add that kind of detail into my TNs...
1/19/20, 10:26 PM - Hi Chatters - yes I would say well stored bottles of this still have a good ways to go. As a guess I would say a minimum of 3 and perhaps as long as 10. Difficult to say really. But with my bottles of this I noted only very slight gradations of change over time, losing some brightness but gaining in richness - and to my tastes I found myself admiring and appreciating that richness moreso than the fruit forward profile. Quite a tapestry for such a "simple" wine.
11/7/19, 9:20 PM - You may both be right, as I was giving this some thought myself after writing my note. The decant was actually closer to 45 minutes than an hour and I then took the bottle to my father-in-law's place where we drank it over a meal. It wasn't ideal conditions - smaller glasses than I would have liked and lots of conversation/distraction. I wrote my tasting note after coming home and remember liking the wine, the violet notes and the generally higher toned profile, but not a lot of detail otherwise. And my interpretation of that sub-par detail led me to wonder if the wine had peaked and was declining. Another possibility is it is still tightly wound and needs a longer decant and/or some additional years to show what it has.I came home with a glass or two still in the bottle which has been sitting in the fridge. I will probably enjoy that with my wife tonight and revise my note with how it is tasting 3 days after opening. In answer to whether I have followed this wine in other vintages the answer is no. I purchased this at the domaine and remember being quite impressed with the tastings we had of reds and whites. Still, the PV appelation is not known for overly muscular wines and so I think the full potential of this wine will be in subtleties rather than overt full throated Pinot. As above, my initial tasting of the wine wasn't under ideal circumstances.
6/21/19, 12:35 AM - You are correct that it is currently a Cabernet franc and Merlot blend. However I bought this at the domaine over 10 years ago and spoke with Pascal Bonvin about it then. The fact that I recorded this so precisely as a Syrah Humagne Rouge blend makes me wonder if Pascal has changed the makeup of this bottling over the years. No way of knowing without asking him of course and entirely possible this was a mistake on my part.
4/12/19, 12:35 AM - Thanks Christopher - I've read your other notes on M. Paccot's wines with interest. He is a talented winemaker and I expect he's passed on a great deal of savoir faire to Laura, who is transitioning in to the role of winemaker for the domaine.One day I'll get a bit more systematic in my exploration of his Chasselas wines and do a proper blind tasting. Thanks again for your comments.
4/26/18, 10:18 PM - Thanks John, nice of you to say and I am sure you will enjoy although as you know, there is no particular hurry. I am down to my final 4 but will stretch these out to 2030 or so. Read your profile and was interested to see you have a very similar strategy to me in terms of not reading other CT notes and then reviewing them after having posted your own TN.Best wishes,David Meddings
2/27/18, 9:54 PM - Hi batcave. I had another of these in 2015 and then bumped up the end of my drinking window to 2024. I agree with you - I think these have plenty of legs left. Great vintage and a very good drop for the price.
5/21/17, 12:54 PM - The franc is alive and (very) well here in Switzerland but all of that matters not one whit. The point is this is a wine delivering well above and beyond it's price point. The nouveau Beaujolais fad may have convinced some that wine from Beaujolais was meant to be drunk young, on the fruit and that "serious" wines to be laid down for a decade or two do not come from Beaujolais. This wine proves those people and misperceptions wrong - 8 years after vintage and I see nothing to suggest this is becoming less interesting. 6 more bottles to go of this wine and I fully see enjoying them out to 2020 - perhaps beyond.
11/7/16, 10:14 AM - Hi Geert, yes I think silky is correct. The tannins that are there are to be expected and while they are not completely integrated they are fine enough that they add a polished tactile feel to the wine. To be honest I received this bottle from my father in law - so not sure what it sells for here in Switzerland.
3/6/14, 1:48 PM - What does Oliver know anyway :-) Next time give me a call - this is one of my favourite Chenins. Nice note. A great shame M. Pinguet has left Huet. End of an era.
6/23/10, 6:36 AM - Thanks Kristian....sorry for the delayed reply. I'm still getting used to the increased functionality in GS. I think you are probably right that the acidity will tone down slightly with some additional time. That said, I don't find it too much at the moment - it's more that it seems to me that the wine is missing some other foil to the acidity present. Perhaps the toasted sweetness I mention will develop a bit more and then the acidity that is present will seem more coherent. I have 3 more bottles of this and will enjoy pulling them out slowly over the coming 5-10 years.
4/14/10, 12:20 PM - Interesting note Keith...did you want to try one of these early? I've taken a punt on six of the '07 Riesling Smaragd Steinertal but am aiming to get to these 2013-2017. I hope it will be worth the wait....these seem to be wines with tremendous complexity and character but I hope there's the finesse and completeness others allude to as well.
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